PERMITS · 556546-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Alfonso #30

Expired

Houston Exploration Company, The · Zapata County · Vertical · 3 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-505-35195 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Feb 16, 2005: issued
10,320: permitted depth, ft
42-505-35195: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 16, 2005 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

4 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them

Beside the district's wildcat field, they are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas
Charco (9200)17130515	—	Gas
Charco (9400)17130525	—	Gas
Charco (9900)17130550	—	Gas

Lifecycle

Jan 20, 2005Received · Application received by the RRC
Feb 16, 2005Issued · Permit approved
Mar 11, 2005Surface casing · Surface string set
Apr 6, 2005Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Feb 16, 2007Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 1,023
Nearest town: 13 mi NE of Zapata
Nearest lease line: 1,223 ft

No coordinates yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; permits from the historical master file never carry one.

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
556546-99	Jan 20, 2005	A	Houston Exploration Company, The	Alfonso #30

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About this data

W-1 drilling permit from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files, refreshed every business day. Surface coordinates come from the daily file only. Amendments appear as sequence numbers on the same permit; the lowest is current.

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